Vol. 20 No. 2 (2025)

ARTICLES

• ASSESSMENT OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE PATRONAGE IN KADUNA STATE

  Hadiza Hassan Alfa, Bolanle Joel Ajibuah, Muhammad Balarabe

  467 - 471

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• PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AMONG INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

  Agbo Andrew Ofoma, Demsy Audu, Chioma-Machie Nkata

  472 - 476

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• DERMATOPHYTIC CONTAMINATION OF SOME HAIR SALON TOOLS WITHIN KANO METROPOLIS

  Yusha’u M., Muhammad J.G., Hamza M.M.

  477 - 480

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• HAEMATOLOGICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CITRULLUS LANATUS LEAVES IN ACETAMINOPHEN-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS

  Okolo Ijeoma, Audu Funmilola

  481 - 485

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• EFFECTS OF CONTAMINANTS ON THE GROWTH OF VEGETABLES IN AN ABANDONED MINING SITE

  Amina Kabir, Ibrahim Muhammad, Adamu Abdulhameed, Abbas Ibrahim, Ahmad A. Abubakar, Muhammad Kabir Umar

  486 - 491

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• TREND AND VARIABILITY OF RAINFALL IN KADUNA USING INNOVATIVE TREND ANALYSIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND LIVELIHOOD SUSTAINABILITY

  Madinatu Ahmad, Joseph David Ariko, Hindatu Abdulkadir, Habiba Ibrahim Mohammed

  492 - 499

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• RISK FACTORS FOR HIGH SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE: A PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS USING MACHINE LEARNING IN A NIGERIAN SETTING

  Mutair Afolabi Jimoh, Olatunbosun Bada, Margaret Igiozee, Nathaniel Orhionkpasaren

  500 - 504

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• GIS-BASED ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND IMPACT OF HOUSING ESTATES IN KADUNA METROPOLIS FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT

  Yunusa Yakubu Yunusa, Abdulkadir Yahaya Muhammed, Abdullahi Sule Tanko

  505 - 509

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• MODELLING AND PREDICTING STOCK PRICES OF NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE USING SOME MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND TIME SERIES MODEL

  Uzoaga G.A., Adenomon M.O., Nweze N.O., Bilkisu Maijama

  510 - 515

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• COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STOCHASTIC MODELS AND MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR INFLATION RATE PREDICTION IN NIGERIA

  Edesiri Bridget Nkemnole, Abiodun Simeon Oyelami

  516 - 521

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• SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF THE SGP-GEF-UNDP FUNDED PROJECTS IN NIGERIA (2009–2022): IMPACTS, TRENDS, AND STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS

  Olubamise I.F., Ajibuah B.J., Dadan-Garba A.

  522 - 526

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• A STUDY ON ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD/RADIATION PRODUCED BY HOUSEHOLD DEVICES IN JALINGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, TARABA STATE, NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA

  Gabriel W. Joseph, , L.P. Kenda, Maxwell O. Kanu

  527 - 531

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• GEOSPATIAL MAPPING FOR OPTIMIZING RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) ACQUISITION IN GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION

  Barnabas O. Morakinyo, Kehinde A. Sunmonu

  532 - 543

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• EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS SOLUTION OF TRANSIENT NATURAL CONVECTION FLOW PAST A CYLINDER MODEL WITH VISCOUS DISSIPATION AND STRATIFICATION

  U.C. Ugwu, M.O. Durojaye, R.O. Olayiwola

  544 - 548

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• IMPACT OF RAINFALL VARIABILITY ON LEGUMINOUS CROPS PRODUCTION IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

  Yakubu Bako Makarfi, Mande K Hosea

  549 - 553

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• DEVELOPMENT OF CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION SYSTEM USING SUPERVISED AND UNSUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

  Ayoade Akeem Owoade

  554 - 565

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• INFLUENCE OF SELECTED NATURAL SOURCES OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON THE MICROBIAL STATUS AND ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES OF WHOLE EGG POWDER

  Gandi B.R., Kaboshio K.Y., Aliyu Z.I., John O., Sheyin LC.

  566 - 570

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• GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION USING 2D RESISTIVITY IMAGING AT NUHU BAMALLI POLYTECHNIC, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

  Abdulhadi Danlami, Abdullahi Nasir Khalid, Cyril Gwazah Afuwai, Matoh Dary Dogara, Ango Abubakar, Ahmad Muhammad Sani, Hussaini Abdulkarim

  571 - 576

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• ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION LEVELS IN SOIL OBTAINED FROM OTTAMIRI AND NWORIE RIVER EXCAVATION SITES AND THEIR IMPACTS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN OWERRI METROPOLIS, IMO STATE, NIGERIA

  George Nkeiru Nzenwa, Ketachukwu Bierechi Okeaoma, Anthony Ohajianye

  577 - 583

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• COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FEATURE EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES FOR SPAM DETECTION

  Gbenga O. Ogunsanwo, Blessing C. Ngoka, Olumiywa B. Alaba, Ayokunle A. Omotunde

  584 - 591

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• EFFECT OF PINCH POINT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A COMBINED CYCLE GAS TURBINE UNDER KADUNA CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

  Usman Saleh Ibrahim, S.U. Muhammad

  592 - 600

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• RABIES SAMPLE SUBMISSION TO DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES: A POTENTIAL BIAS IN DISEASE SURVEILLANCE DATA

  Zhakom Ponfa Nden, Egbe Nkechi Euchara, Dibal Deborah, Abdulsalam Mohammed, Ishaya Sini Tekki

  601 - 604

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• HEAVY METALS AND NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY CONCENTRATION IN SOILS FROM SELECTED MINING AREAS IN BOSSO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

  A. Muhammad, M.T. Tsepav, J.A. Lazarus, A.A. Ibrahim, M.S. Shehu, A.T. Nuhu, Lawrence Jane O.

  605 - 613

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• YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT AS INFLUENCED BY POULTRY MANURE RATES, MOISTURE REGIME, AND INOCULATION IN NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNAH OF NIGERIA

  Kabir Muhammad Ladan, Habu Nasiru Kura, Abdul Bamidele Lawal

  614 - 623

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• EFFECT OF PLANT POPULATION, TIME OF SECOND DOSE OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF MAIZE (Zea mays L.) VARIETIES IN NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNAH OF NIGERIA

  Muhammad kabir Ladan, Abdulhadi Muhammad, Sanusi Jari

  624 - 633

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• TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION: A VALUE-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR PHASED DIGITAL PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NIGERIAN BASIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

  Ademola Olaide ADENUBI

  634 - 638

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• ASSESSING SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AND CARBON FOOTPRINT AWARENESS AMONG URBAN DWELLERS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS

  Auwal Umar, Ahmed Asmau Mukhtar, Mohammed Lawal Abubakar, Awwal Farouq Abdussalam

  639 - 646

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• A CLASSIFICATION MODEL FOR SENTIMENT ANALYSIS OF DEPRESSION USING NIGERIAN TWEETS

  Ayoade Akeem Owoade

  647 - 658

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• OPTIMIZING PERISHABLE INVENTORY SYSTEMS: A DOUBLE-ORDER POLICY WITH WEIBULL-DISTRIBUTED DEMAND

  Charles Ugbosu, Joshua Sarduana Apanapudor

  659 - 665

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• DYNAMIC STABILITY AND LINEAR VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED AXIALLY MOVING PIPES VIA THE FINITE ELEMENT APPROACH

  Jiya M., Shaba A.I., Yusuf A., Alhaji M.M., Bolarin G.

  666 - 671

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• A FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEM FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS USING AN ATKINSON INDEX-BASED ALGORITHM

  Umar Abubakar, Muhammad Lawal Jibril, Abdullahi Musa Yola, Mohammed Usman, Saadatu Ali Jijji

  672 - 680

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• TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW IN THE PRESENCE OF CONSTANT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THERMAL RADIATION

  Yakubu M. Lawal, Ayankop E. Andi, Joseph K. Moses, Abdullahi Aminu, Joshua B. Hassan, Wachin A.A.

  681 - 691

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• DETECTING PHISHING WEBSITES USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL

  Ochu J.A., Aimufua G.I.O., Musa H., Chaku S.E.

  692 - 697

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• RADIOMETRIC ASSESSMENT OF RADON-222 CONCENTRATION IN WATER SOURCES AROUND COAL MINING AREAS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

  Okpe O. Michael, Abdullahi A. Mundi, Idris M. Mustapha

  698 - 703

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• IMPACT OF ANOMALOUS OBSERVATIONS ON VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIVE AND BAYESIAN VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIVE ACCURACY

  Tobias C.O., Adenomon M.O., Chaku S.E., Nweze N.O.

  704 - 709

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• MICROBIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, AND ELECTRO-PHYSICAL PROFILING OF A LOCALLY PRODUCED ENERGY DRINK “SOKUDAYE”

  Joy Abiola Onipede, Olanrewaju Adewunmi Mokuolu, Anselem Abonyi Ugwuanyi, Oluwabukola Samuel Oyeyinka, Inioluwa Grace Owolabi, Susan Adebimpe Adegboye, Oluwaponmile Dorcas Agbeyangi, Ayomide Deborah Adewusi

  710 - 716

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• OCCURRENCE OF ESBLS-PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE IN LOCAL READY-TO-EAT MEAT PRODUCTS AND THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITIES TO CASSIA TORA AND FICUS THONINGII LEAF EXTRACTS

  Aliyu Adamu, Aminu Hamza Aminu, Suleiman Mustapha, Hafsat Ummi Sule, Fatima Jummai Umar, Ben A. Chindo, Mariya Musa Hamza, Firdausi Aliyu

  717 - 722

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• DECONTAMINATION EFFICACY OF TABLE SALT AND VINEGAR ON FUNGAL CONTAMINANTS OF FRESH VEGETABLES

  Davou K.V., Dapiya H.S., Zumbes H.J., Dul H.H., Cirfat N.A., Mathew C.L., Tsok E.A.

  723 - 729

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• PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA (PGPR) FROM LEGUME FIELDS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

  Aminu H. Aminu, Shamsuddeen Umar, Aminu Bukar, Idris Abdulrahman, Shuaibu B. Sanusi, Aliyu Adamu

  730 - 739

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• DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MALWARE USING GRID SEARCH OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE

  F.J. Akinshola-Awe, A.A. Obiniyi, Gilbert Aimufua, Kene Anyachebelu, Binyamin Adeniyi Ajayi

  740 - 747

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• ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF BUSH BURNING ON SOIL IN KAJURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE NIGERIA

  Mande K.H., Danasabe C.A.

  748 - 754

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• INVESTIGATION OF SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES ON GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IN NIGERIA USING THE AUTOREGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG APPROACH

  Moses E.A., Ademonon M.O., Abubakar A., Enweze N.O.

  755 - 759

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• COMPUTING ENERGY FLUCTUATIONS IN DIATOMIC MOLECULES THROUGH THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES USING THE PARTITION FUNCTION APPROACH

  P.J. Manga, R.O. Amusat, P.B. Teru, Samaila H., E.W. Likta, Amina A. Dibal, M.N. Yahaya, Ngari A.Z., Omolara Victoria Oyelade, S.D. Buteh, N.S. Gin, Sheik Ubale Abdu, Sabo Isyaku

  760 - 773

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• ANALYSIS OF THERMAL AGEING EFFECTS ON TRANSFORMER OIL DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES

  A.A. Ogirimah, M.Y. Onimisi, H. Ali, J.A. Owolabi

  774 - 783

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• CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF E-GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCY MATURITY ASSESSMENT MODEL

  Victor Emmanuel Kulugh, Emeka Okpala, Adio Sabo Odah

  784 - 791

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• QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RABIES ANTIBODY IN DOGS PRE AND POST VACCINATION IN SOME COMMUNITIES IN PLATEAU STATE

  Nzenwata Emeka, Tekki Ishaya Sini, Meseko Clement Adebajo

  792 - 801

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• MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF LUFFA-BASED BIOCOMPOSITE FILMS USING GUM ARABIC AND CHITOSAN FOR PACKAGING

  Safiyyah Ishak, Salit Patrick Sherah, Abdullah Maikudi Nuhu

  802 - 814

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• ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA AND HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS AGAINST CLINICALLY RELEVANT ISOLATES FROM NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY HOSPITAL, KADUNA, NIGERIA

  Babatunde Abdul-rauf Isamotu, Karderam Bukar Dikwa, Joseph Appah

  815 - 823

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• TURMERIC (CURCUMA LONGA) EXTRACT ENHANCES FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 21 (FGF21) SENSITIVITY AND MITIGATES SUPPRESSOR OF CYTOKINE SIGNALING PROTEIN-3 (SOCS-3)-INDUCED INSULIN RESISTANCE IN TYPE 2 DIABETIC RATS

  Bilkisu Mohammed Ladan, Agboola Omolara Irene, Hauwa'u Yakubu Bako, Richard Auta, Zainab Kasim Mohammed, Jaafaru Sani Mohammed, Aliyu Yakubu

  824 - 829

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• INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE (CTH) AND VITAMIN D-BINDING PROTEIN (GC) GENES POLYMORPHISMS WITH PREECLAMPSIA IN SOME PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING PRENATAL CARE AT A GENERAL HOSPITAL IN LAGOS NIGERIA

  Jimoh O. Igbalaye, Adedoja D. Wusu, Abiola F. Oyedapo, Azeezat O. Ajape, Adebusola Shakunle, Azeez A. Fatai, Solomon O. Rotimi

  830 - 840

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• PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICACY OF HONEY FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN NIGERIA AGAINST CLINICAL BACTERIAL SPECIES

  V.O. Anidiobu, C.O. Anidiobu, N.O. Anyanwu

  841 - 845

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• OCCURRENCE AND EFFECTS OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS ON BODY MASS INDEX OF ALMAJIRI CHILDREN IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

  Henry Gabriel Bishop, Zainab Usman Mogaji, Eleyi Rosemary Ameh, Samuel Jacob, Blessing Njideka Ezea

  846 - 852

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• DETERMINATION OF SOME HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN SOIL AND PLANT PARTS OF SOLANUM LYCOPERSICON IN OBOCHI EHE FARMLAND, OKENGWE, KOGI STATE

  Yahaya R.A., Animoku M.E., Upahi L., Bello A.E., Oludare T.T., Abdulsalam S.

  853 - 856

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